Poker experts take the mystery out of the game in this instructional program. Detailed demonstrations illustrate the game's rules, poker etiquette, the difficulties of playing against the dealer, and ways to keep from losing money and making avoidable errors. FUN-TO-KNOW serves as both a solid introduction to the game and a technique refresher for the seasoned poker player.
This gritty crime drama takes place in the underworld of contemporary Tokyo, following a young woman who gives up her job as a successful computer programmer and her stable lifestyle for the downward spiral of drugs and dangerous sex in the Tokyo fringe. Along the way, director Masashi Yamamoto uses a mix of widescreen cinematography and digital video to provide documentary-style images of this dark subculture -- from gambling to murder to gang violence, Yamamoto vividly captures this degrading, demoralizing lifestyle.